Carbureter.



PATENTED' APR. 28, 1908.

A. W. BREIDING.

GARBURBTER. APPLICATION-FILED JAN. 10. 1907.

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UNITED STATES i -Arn To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that LALB'ERT W. BREIDING,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county off Whit'eside and State. of Illinois, have invented certainlnew and; useful Improvements in Carbureters; l andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make same, reference being had tothe accompany-- ing drawings, and to the letters and figures of" re erence marked thereon, which forma part of this specification."

y invention has reference to improvements in carbureters, of the characterused in and first short frame 6.

throughout the several figures.

openings at their ends.

glachines'forprodu'cing gas from hydro-carons. One of the purposes-of my device consists in exposing to the action of the current of air passing through the carbureter a. maximum quantity of the gasolene,--and at thesame time resent to the current of air the greatest hie amount of resistance,- so that such air is thoroughl saturated with the, hydrecarbon, and is always of a uniform degree of richness. b

..There are other novel features which will more fully appear in the following specificationpreference being had to the accompanyingrdrawings, in.wh1ch:

igure 1 is a plan view of my invention, with the cover. removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, longitudinally of the valve chamber Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section; in the line x-'r of Fig. .1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail ofthe valve 16 and-appurtenant parts, in section.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts 1 is the carbureter, of rectangular pattern, and preferably constructed of sheet metal. The interior thereof is dividedinto a plu- 'rality of winding passages by means of partitions 2,'which are'alt-ernately provided with I11 one corner-of the carbureter is a valve-chamber- 3, provided for by a short partition 4 and'angular extension 5thereof. 1

In each of the passage ways formed by the partitions2 and 4 is a frame'6,'each of'such frames being provided with a plurality of curtains or wings 7, for ed'of absorbent'material, and arran ed instaggered position longitudinally ofthe frame. I I

8 is an air-inlet pipe, and 9 an outlet pipe Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 19,1907 Serial No 353,025.

and use the 'ter, in which the Patented'Apri1 28,1908.

for the passage of the as to a gasometer, or-

the place where it is to e used.

' The frames 6 may be covered throughout the greater art of their-length with absorbent materia 10, to aid in the evaporation of the gasolene, but I am aware that it isnot new to provide frames with a covering of this klnd, n1 carbure-ters, and nothing 1s 'clalmed thereon. 4

11 is the cover of the carbureter, provided above the valvechamber with an opening 12, normally'closed by means of a plate 13. he gasoleneor other hydro-carbon is introduced into the valve-chamber through a 14, passing through the-plate 13. the valve compartment is a pipe 15, pivotally united with the pipe 14 by means of a connection 16, and provided near its free end with a cut-off valve 17. To the valve 17 is attached one end of "a lever 18, the other end thereof being loosely secured to the float 19. A thunib-screw 20 is seated in the plate 13, the lower endthereof being loosely secured to the pipe 15, near the valveend thereof, so that by the operation of the screw such end may be raised or lowered, as-desired.

21 is a shallowv pan, partly filled with wathe water on all sides of thecarbureter. By this means the temperature on the interior ofthe carbureter isnot so quickly affected by changes in' the temperature outside, and a x more uniform degree thereof maintained within. As it IS usual to set the carbureter 1n an excavation or vault on the outside of the building, the advantage of using thewa- When ter protection is easily understood.

the carburetor is located so as not to beer:-

. of the long frames 6, in succession, passing out-through the p1 e 9. During its passage it is saturated witi leaves the carbureter in the'form of a rich gas. In passing through-the frames it is apparentthat the current of air must pursue a zig-za course, passing'arou'nd the edge of one of the wings 7 and coming in contact p p Within carbureter is seated. The pan is of sufficient size to leaveia spacefor first short frame.

It then the hydro-carbon, and

' gasolene is too great, producing a gas which l will be closed more quield and a less quanvalve 17, and errnitting more of the fluid to with the face of the next succeeding wing, 1. A earlmreter, (ion'iprising a closed tank, through which a portion ot the an sitts.

As the 'g-asol'ene in the carburetor is conpartitions, alternately disposed, to 'lUllH a sumed, the float 19 1S lowered, opening the series of adjacent passages constituting one continuous passage from said air inlet to said gas outlet; a plurality ol rectangular frames, located in said, passages; and a, plurality' of absorbent curtains, alternately disposed at short intervals in said frames, at right angles to the walls of said passages, sidistsintiallv as shown and described.

enter the .car ureter. If the quantitypt' is too rich, this'can be remedied by lowering; the end of theprpe 15 by means oi the set screw "20. W hen this is done the valve 17 tity oi the fluid admitted. The opposite re- 2. In a carburetor, the e .nnl)ination. with suit can be attained by raising the valve 17. a closed tank, having an air inlet and gas out- This ty )e of valve is preferred on. account of let, and a valve-chamber in one corner therethe, se of; of awinding passage connecting said air frequently found apt to acting in gasolene, and which is interfere with the Working of a valve on a valve-seat. l I prefer to attach the partitions 2 and 4 tight .y to the cover ot the earhnreter, and 1 l inlet and gas outlet, and provided with a plurality ol absorbent curtains, extending alternately 'lroni opposile sides oi such passage, partially across the same; a supply pipe, entering said valve -(:han1l er, and provided with a cut-oh valve at its inner end '3 a. lloatv located in said valvecha1nher, and actuating said valve; and means for raising and lowering said valve iroin without the carlnn'eter, when the same is closed. substantially as shown and for the purpose named.

In testimony whereo'l, l allix. my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

AILBER'I W. B REIDING.

l iment and foreign matter which is leave their lower edges unattached to the hottoin thereof. This compels the passage of the air through the winding passages, and permits the passage of the gasolene beneath the par'titions ,'so that all parts of t 1e carbureter can be more readily supplied therewith By passing the-current or air through the valve-chamber 3, evaporation of the gasolene takes place in. said chamber, as well as in other parts of the earbureter. i What 1- elaini as my invention, and desire to secure .by Letters Patent oi? the United States, is: l

l itnessesz R. W. MrrcnELL, A. K. Han-Erin.

having an air inlet and gas outlet: a series ol' 1 

